Ian Thomas Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Falcons

Carolina Panthers tight end Ian Thomas will take on the team with last year's 25th-ranked pass defense, the Atlanta Falcons (231.9 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday.

Thinking about Thomas for your daily fantasy lineup, with his next game versus the Falcons? We've got stats and info for you in this article.

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Thomas vs. Falcons Game Info

• Matchup: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
• Game Day: September 10, 2023
• Game Time: 1:00 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 1.09
• Projected Receiving Yards: 7.94
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.05

Thomas 2022 Fantasy Performance

• Thomas picked up 19.7 fantasy points (1.5 per game), 59th at his position and 344th in the league.
• In Week 1 last season versus the Cleveland Browns, Thomas posted a season-high 5.3 fantasy points, with these numbers: two receptions, 53 yards.
• In Week 11 against the Baltimore Ravens, Thomas picked up 2.4 fantasy points, with these numbers: three receptions, 24 yards. That was his second-best performance of the season.
• In his worst game of the year -- Week 8 versus the Atlanta Falcons -- Thomas ended up with 0.2 fantasy points. His stat line was: one catch, two yards, on one target.
• In his second-worst game of the year, Thomas ended up with 0.3 fantasy points -- one reception, three yards, on one target -- in Week 7 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Falcons Defensive Performance

• Last season, Atlanta allowed four quarterbacks to put up more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 17 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a tilt against the Falcons last year.
• Through the air last season, Atlanta gave up two or more passing touchdowns to seven opposing QBs.
• In the passing game, the Falcons gave up three or more passing touchdowns to two opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Against Atlanta last season, six players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Falcons last season, 21 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Atlanta gave up two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to five players last season.
• In the ground game, four players compiled more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Falcons last season.
• In terms of run defense, Atlanta allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 13 players last season.
• On the ground, the Falcons allowed one player to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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